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Poll results show Texans’ health care concerns

February 4, 2020

The Texas Lyceum — a 30-year old statewide non-profit focused on supporting Texas’ next generation of leaders — puts out a poll every year to ask Texans how they feel about key issues and sundry political topics of the day. The first results from the 2020 poll hit last week. Most of it focused on presidential...

Texas’ future depends on its financial foundation

January 30, 2020

Texas has a hard-earned reputation of being a low-tax state — there’s no state income tax here, and Texans voted overwhelmingly just two months ago to make it even harder to create one. Texans pay a lot on property taxes though, a perpetual issue at the legislature— with homeowners worrying that they are being priced out of their homes...

Success Depends on Youth Health

January 24, 2020

Thanks to The Cooper Institute for the opportunity to talk about the importance of youth health in a special insert in the Dallas Business Journal. We have Texas-sized health challenges (obesity and a lack of vegetables and physical activity) looming that will require creative and comprehensive thinking to overcome them. Read More

A data-driven focus on Texans’ health

January 22, 2020

At Texas 2036, we believe reliable, credible data should drive decisions about public policy and the investment of taxpayer dollars. And some of the most compelling, informative data out there about Texas and its challenges relate to Texans’ health. Some of the debates surrounding health care policy have become rather familiar, and maybe even a...

Texas 2036 Update From St. Michael’s

January 21, 2020

Thank you to St. Michael’s for hosting us as we discuss how today’s actions will impact Texas’ future!

The Challenges Of Texas’ Population Boom

January 9, 2020

In 2036, Texas will commemorate its bicentennial – a celebration that will be joined by 10 million more Texans than today. That has the state planning for how it will accommodate its growing population and the challenges that accompany it. Former Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings is president and CEO of Texas 2036, and she talks to...

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